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Area:151 sq. km Population 4,554, Capital:Milos or Plaka, How to get there :By boat from Piraeus the other Cyclades,Crete and the Dodecanese |
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HISTORY:Inhabited since prehistoric times, Milos was one of the most advanced during the Cycladic era. In the second and first millennium, it was invaded in turn by Cretans, Mycenaeans and Dorians. In 416 BC it was laid waste by the Athenians as punishment for its neutrality in the Peloponnesian War. But prosperity returned under the Macedonians and Romans. Successively subjected to pirate raids, Venetian reconstruction and Turkish occupation, Milos was liberated in 1821. Sightseeing:Milos owes its mineral wealth to the volcano submerged in the depths of its harbour (Adamas) Objects from Milos found at diverse ancient Greek sites testify to its high level of culture.The capital is typical Cycladic in style.Its archaeological museum contains artifacts from the Neolithic to modern era,while folk arts and crafts are housed in a 19th century building.The ancient city was discovered at Klima; in 1820 the famous statue of Aphrodite now in Louvre was found there. Twenty years later excavations revealed the famous early Christian catacombs. Near the village of Apollonia lie traces of the prehistoric city of Phylakope. Milos also boasts a number of Byzantine churches and monasteries(panayia sto Kipo, 5th ca.) To the south-west of the island are caves dubbed "The Meteora of the Sea", and the Emerald Grotto. To the north are several rocky islets of volcanic origin, of which the most impressive is Glaronisia. |
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